CHEYENNE, Wyo – With summer nearly upon us and more people heading to Wyoming’s lakes and reservoirs to recreate, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), and the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLB) want to remind the public to avoid and keep animals away from cyanobacterial blooms and to report […]
This week has been proclaimed as the Wyoming Professional Water and Wastewater Operator Appreciation Week by Governor Mark Gordon. Water Treatment, Water Distribution, Wastewater Collection and Wastewater Treatment operators are professionals that are vital to Wyoming. They protect public health by ensuring that our drinking water is safe and pure. They protect our Wyoming lakes […]
Today, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released its Final Pavillion, Wyoming Gas Field Domestic Water Wells Report on Recommendations for Further Investigation. This final report presents the findings of domestic water wells sampling conducted as part of the recommendations for further investigation identified in the November 2016 Pavillion, Wyoming Area Domestic Water Wells […]
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) recently began operating a mobile ambient monitoring station in James Town. The station began operations Dec. 17 and will be in place for approximately one year. The mobile monitoring station includes gaseous monitors for NOx, SO2, O3 and methane/non-methane hydrocarbons; continuous monitoring for PM10 and PM2.5; a camera system; and […]
Several state agencies have been currently experiencing an increased number of inquiries regarding harmful cyanobacterial blooms (blue-green algae) in Wyoming waters. Here’s what you need to know…
Cheyenne, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), and the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLB) are advising the public to avoid and keep animals away from cyanobacterial blooms in Wyoming’s lakes and reservoirs and to report suspected blooms to DEQ. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can form […]
By Kristine Galloway Large cleanup projects require large efforts to resolve them. That’s the case with the former Atlas “D” Missile Site 4, just west of Cheyenne. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality discovered the water at the site is contaminated with trichloroethene (TCE) in 1998. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began its investigations […]
In recognition of the importance of groundwater to the citizens of the state and in conjunction with the National Groundwater Association “Groundwater Awareness Week”, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Water Quality Division (WQD) has designated March 13th as “Know Your Well Day.” Over 72 percent of Wyoming’s population relies on groundwater for part […]
Today, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Water Quality Division (WQD) released the 2018 Annual Report for the Wyoming Nonpoint Source Program. The Wyoming Nonpoint Source Program works through voluntary and incentive methods to preserve and restore the quality of Wyoming’s surface and groundwater resources. To do this, the program relies on the voluntary […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), and the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLB) are advising the public to avoid and keep animals away from blue-green algae blooms in Wyoming’s lakes and reservoirs and to report suspected blooms to DEQ. Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, can […]